The ECIIA’s Risk in Focus 2024 Survey reported that Climate change, biodiversity, and environmental sustainability are seen as the top five risks by as much as 32% of CAEs. It's now time to act. But environmental sustainability is just one element that ESG covers! But the environment is just one aspect of the ESG landscape – the social and governance aspects present existing, new, and emerging areas of risk for all our organizations.

Do you want to stay ahead of the game and hear more about these topical ESG issues: Environmental, Social, and Governance? This will help you better meet your stakeholders’ current and future assurance needs with a high-level, strategic overview of a range of topical issues in the ESG arena.

Businesses that drag their feet on sustainability are jeopardizing their futures. The third line therefore has an opportunity to cement its standing and demonstrate its value by “joining the dots” on this risk. Internal audit can assess what exactly it is that the company is doing to ensure its longevity by aligning its mission, values, and strategy with the rising sustainability agenda, then flag any gaps between the company's ambitions and what it is doing in practice to fulfill those ambitions.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Our key stakeholders require internal audit engagements that are insightful, forward looking, and go beyond simply preserving value to creating value for our organisations. This course will show you where you can begin to provide effective, professional internal audit assurance on these critical subjects, enabling you to deliver well-re- ceived engagements that deliver the insight our boards need.